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CB Channel 9 is the EMERGENCY Channel.

I had an Antron 99 that's what you have and I loved it you'll be surprised how far you can transmit with it I'm hoping to get another one on a 4 watt mobile CB when I lived in Illinois I was able to talk to Canada,California all different places I couldn't talk to on any other antenna.

All i have done to mine is soldered in some 30 amp cable and done away withe the fuse holder inside the amp and put fuse holder nearer the power supply and my amps been doing 250 watts pep all day long for about 8 years now. I think the power cable rm use is to thin and in all the years ive been running these amps the fuse never blows inside the amp the amp always goes first its better to have the fuse near the power supply as it goes before the amp. They seem to run better this way

i highly recommend the radial kit it really helps with skip and a good 12 gauge ground wire going to a 4 foot ground rod. it makes it so much quieter

You had me at 115mph!

Perfect video... I just got one and now I know I need to climb up on the roof and do a series of clockwise 1/4 turn adjustments... the manual isnt too clear and you helped me understand what needs to be done. Much appeciated! (love the Galaxy radio... I miss mine that I had in my teen years.)

Happy with mine.

Nice video- thanks for the info

Why didn’t you put a choke on it by winding an 7-10” circle of coax below the antenna?

I just got a trc482, it transmits, the weather works,but wont receive ,any ideas,

Old Capacitor in the audio circuit would be my first guess. Check mic wiring first.

This antenna is so great for how simple it is.One solid piece of copper wire with fiberglass sheath.Cant beat it for the $$ really. Some dielectric grease on all the connections is a great idea for all antennas. Some of that sealing tape or liquid tape on the pl-259 as well.

Just ordered one tonight, i have a Dosy TC3001-P Payed 175.$ for two months ago and the only thing that works on it is the SWR Meter. Got riped. Never dosy again.

I have that same amplifier paired up with a President McKinley. The McKinley has a 1 and 1/2 watt dead key with a average 8-watt swing. And through the kl203 I'm getting a 20-watt dead key with an average power of 50 Watts with the pep around 110 watts. I've had mine for about a year now no issues whatsoever. Anyway great video appreciate it

Still want to try 102" ss whip on top.

You’re one of the ch 6 guys?

good stuff . nice contact

I had an Antron 99 back in the 90’s very impressive still to this day

Thanks for sharing this! Did you create a video for the home made antenna?

Hello, greetings, I am new to amateur radio and I have the same radio that you are testing, which antenna do you recommend for this equipment? They sell me a 47 MHz Syrian and an 800 MHz Motorola.

Wouldn't it be much more easy to check your SWR with an antenna analyzer instead of going back and forth to the shack?

How many amps are u using on ur CB

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ua-cam.com/video/OcS7g0W1NDQ/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared Me too lol 73's from Ireland

Nice gate Caveman. 73👋🏻

If you ever decide to become a ham operator the Solarcon A99 with antenna tuner will load up on 10,11,12,15,20 meters. 73 AE4OY WILLIAM A.PEACOCK, Sr.EM-81UF Blackshear, Georgia 😂

Those 4 metal brackets? They don't come off? From under Neath the shingles

They say there tuned center band but for some reason for 11meter I had to turn my.rings all.the.way up to get 1.2-1.3

Hi there and Thanks for the Video....Just wondering if leaving off the washers in-between the antenna sections is advisable as I've read that they tend to allow water to seep into the connections and mess up the SWR?.....Please advise & thanks....73's from West Palm Beach, Florida, where the lightning doesn't play.

I’m new to cb radios , I have the same Galaxy 959 radio and was thinking of getting a Antron 99 , I’m buying the antenna from the same website I bought my galaxy, I see they have an option for a ground plane, it’s hard to tell from the picture but does the optional ground plane mount the mast or does the antenna screw into it, I’m setting this radio up mainly for emergency situations, I have a smaller solar generator I can plug the radio into if there should be a power blackout Thanks

I’m preparing to set up one of these about 200 ft up a WV mountain slope. My plan is to connect a balun directly to the A99, connect 450 ladder line, run the 200 ft into the tuner. And I’m 65. Pray for me. 😂 😂 😂

used to get into the states in the late 70s from Northern Ireland on am/ssb using a big antenna and only 10 watts

Neat.

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Was my first base antenna think it was 52 dollars not now but it's been 25 years ago now have 3 element and imax 2000 and dipole still have a 99 it's good antenna

COBRA-766. What a dum ass....!

I'm just getting set up.with my solarcon max 2000 connected to a Galaxy DX 959. It looks to me like you have one also. I'm curious where you had the RF power and RF gain knobs set as you worked your SWR tuning rings? Great looking shack! 🤙

So channel one is considered the top of the band ?

Do the guywires acts as ground plane radials?

Got 030 Ireland Friday morning. RG 13 NC from Iredell County 👋

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Isn’t that a HAM radio and not a CB?

Man your talking

great job

Probably the most overated antenna on the market with wild claims of db gain . The original ones were good. But today's are cheap rubbish. Not all sections are made in the same factory so there's a colour variation quite often. Quite often the middle section is bent. You can hear the bit of wire rattling around in the cheapest of fibreglass tubing which looks and feels awful. The lack of decent mounting bracket isn't good either. The president himalaya wb is a far superior antenna

Thanks Caveman. Interesting video. I use a 203 with my Alinco 135. Works well too. ATB from the UK.

That is exactly the same antenna as the Antron 99 .

hell yea great job

Great video! No ground? Thank you.

I thought I heard fine tune cb shop out there in the background. Any one else here him